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Old Cove Canoe and Kayak

Saint Johns Creek near Old Cove Canoe and Kayak

River12.6 mi
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About this river

Saint Johns Creek is a 12.6 mile river near Old Cove Canoe and Kayak in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Missouri River at Washington, MO (site 06935450). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2026

Saint Johns Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 137,000 cfs, and lowest in January, at 42,900 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 515,000 cfs, in 2017.

Typical flow by month at Missouri River at Washington, MO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January42,90033,300 to 97,500
February54,30041,400 to 89,900
March63,60049,300 to 122,000
April99,60068,850 to 149,500
May137,00088,700 to 201,000
June129,500105,000 to 200,500
July103,00077,700 to 157,000
August76,00057,300 to 105,000
September56,15046,700 to 104,000
October53,60045,800 to 99,200
November55,50046,900 to 88,750
December46,50034,100 to 93,200

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Missouri River at Washington, MO (site 06935450). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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